Reduced versions of Pierre Chassereau's maps (1739) of Cuba and Bay of Cartagena (Colombia) reprinted and altered by Homann Heirs.

General Note:

The plan of Havana includes a large key with 11 places identified, plus an inset bird's eye view of the harbor. Map is oriented with north to the lower left.

General Note:

Cartagena map includes descriptive text describing the history of the settlement, the sack by Francis Drake and the conquest by de Pointis. The map is oriented with north towards the west and shows battle details with the French fleet of ships, landing parties, artillery and fortifications.

General Note:

Includes scale bars, rhumb lines and compass roses.

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Geographic coordinates estimated and derived from modern maps of the area.

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